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Refreshingly, unlike authors with an ax to grind, Rogers treats fairly and evenly the views of developers and county commissioners, like San Juan County s Calvin Black, and those of environmental activists and authors, like Edward Abbey. CHOICE

"“A fresh and engaging contribution to environmental history, especially for its interpretation of the Mormon cultural heritage as a driving force for the economic development of the Utah hinterlands. Rogers’s work shows how cultural imperatives arising out of the nineteenth-century settlement period, including memories of the 1879 to 1880 Bluff–San Juan expedition, gave roads their lasting and significant meaning in the minds of many contemporary residents.” —Frederick H. Swanson, author of Dave Rust: A Life in the Canyons ""[Roger's] argument is compelling; there is certainly a great deal to learn about the wilderness movement through the study of road development... Roads in the Wilderness is sure to engage historians, environmentalists, engineers, and anyone with a connection to southern Utah’s backcountry, and all are sure to share Roger’s hope: 'We can yet work for a middle way.'""—Utah Historical Quarterly “Refreshingly, unlike authors with an ax to grind, Rogers treats fairly and evenly the views of developers and county commissioners, like San Juan County’s Calvin Black, and those of environmental activists and authors, like Edward Abbey.”—CHOICE ""This book is a must-read for anyone who identifies with and frequents southern Utah's rugged canyonlands.""—BYU Studies ""By exploring these complex and sometimes irresolvable questions, Rogers opens up the road debates, laying groundwork for future research that may indeed help solve some of these problems faced by southern Utah.”—The Journal of Mormon History  "

By exploring these complex and sometimes irresolvable questions, Rogers opens up the road debates, laying groundwork for future research that may indeed help solve some of these problems faced by southern Utah. --The Journal of Mormon History This book is a must-read for anyone who identifies with and frequents southern Utah's rugged canyonlands. --BYU Studies Refreshingly, unlike authors with an ax to grind, Rogers treats fairly and evenly the views of developers and county commissioners, like San Juan County's Calvin Black, and those of environmental activists and authors, like Edward Abbey. --CHOICE [Roger's] argument is compelling; there is certainly a great deal to learn about the wilderness movement through the study of road development... Roads in the Wilderness is sure to engage historians, environmentalists, engineers, and anyone with a connection to southern Utah's backcountry, and all are sure to share Roger's hope: 'We can yet work for a middle way.' --Utah Historical Quarterly A fresh and engaging contribution to environmental history, especially for its interpretation of the Mormon cultural heritage as a driving force for the economic development of the Utah hinterlands. Rogers's work shows how cultural imperatives arising out of the nineteenth-century settlement period, including memories of the 1879 to 1880 Bluff-San Juan expedition, gave roads their lasting and significant meaning in the minds of many contemporary residents. --Frederick H. Swanson, author of Dave Rust: A Life in the Canyons Refreshingly, unlike authors with an ax to grind, Rogers treats fairly and evenly the views of developers and county commissioners, like San Juan County s Calvin Black, and those of environmental activists and authors, like Edward Abbey. CHOICE A fresh and engaging contribution to environmental history, especially for its interpretation of the Mormon cultural heritage as a driving force for the economic development of the Utah hinterlands. Rogers s work shows how cultural imperatives arising out of the nineteenth-century settlement period, including memories of the 1879 to 1880 Bluff San Juan expedition, gave roads their lasting and significant meaning in the minds of many contemporary residents. Frederick H. Swanson, author of Dave Rust: A Life in the Canyons

A fresh and engaging contribution to environmental history, especially for its interpretation of the Mormon cultural heritage as a driving force for the economic development of the Utah hinterlands. Rogers's work shows how cultural imperatives arising out of the nineteenth-century settlement period, including memories of the 1879 to 1880 Bluff-San Juan expedition, gave roads their lasting and significant meaning in the minds of many contemporary residents. --Frederick H. Swanson, author of Dave Rust: A Life in the Canyons

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Jedediah S. Rogers received his PhD in American history from Arizona State University and is a historian with Historical Research Associates, Inc. in Missoula, Montana. He is editor of In the President’s Office: The Diaries of L. John Nuttall, 1879–1892, winner of the Evans Handcart Award from Utah State University and the Best Documentary Book Award from the Mormon History Association.

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